Rubber Workers Battle for Closed Shop
Rubber Workers Battle for Closed Shop Decency in Relief Urged By New York Socialists Tg'AT Mayor LaGuardia of New York should endeavor to obtain IISJKW.OOO for relief for the next ytt[ over...
...Organizations At a meeting held in t h e People's House last Tuesday afternoon the Committee elected at the May Day Conference to draw up plans for the annual labor holiday covered many points and is well on its way to the largest May Day celebration in the history of the American working-class...
...Last year's appropriation by the city averaged $16.20 for a family of five...
...Detroit labor representatives tried to get Father Coughlin to( abandon his anti-labor course and he "threatened to denounce them as racketeers in his r e g u l a r weekly radio sermon...
...Mayor McLevy was among those j who spoke in favor of a bill extending state aid to municipalities for relief work, and on a bill d e manding a federal investigation into the activities of the FERA administration in the state of Connecticut...
...3. That a regular appropriation b* made for clothing for those on relief at least equal to t h at contained in the budgets of t h e private agencies...
...In a recent broadcast, Father Coughlin declared, "You not only have the r i g h t to organize in voluntary unions...
...Coughlin's record was before the A. F . of L. convention in San Francisco last year when a committee reported t h a t it had been unable to "bring about an amicable adj u s t m e n t " of labor disputes with him in Detroit...
...The 1935 sessions will be devoted to "Labor, Industry and Government...
...4. That allowance be made in- t h e budget for ice...
...Economic and Social Institute Annual Event At Camp Tamiment By George Field Leaders in the labor world, prominent legislators and recognized experts in the field of economic and social problems, are joining as sponsors and speakers for the launching of the Tamiment Economic and Social Institute, scheduled for June 27, 28, 29 and 30...
...Pleasure Beach...
...of the Mayor's ComBjOee oa Unemployment Relief for more adequate . relief for the aatem of t h e city...
...A Detroit delegate of t h e Typographical Union declared t h a t the building of the Shrine of t h e Lit-, tie Flower "was the first major construction job in that locality in which organized labor was confronted with a n attack on i t s wage structure...
...H a r r y W. L^yier, Chiarman of the Public ^fair's Committee of the Socialist party of New York, in a letter to tat Maeyor...
...The Socialist administration has been quietly gathering data, with the end in view of rehabilitating the E a s t Side of Bridgeport, where the greater part of t h e workers of the city live in close and unsanit a r y quarters...
...The tentative prospectus and program for t h e four days includes t h e following sub-topics: "America in the Face of Crisis," "Economic Recovery and the New D e a l * " L a bor and Inustry," "Labor and Fascism," "Labor and Government"* There are to be six general sessions, an afternoon for recreation, an evening dramatic program and concert...
...John T. Flynn, nationally prominent economist and author, has accepted the i n s t i t u t e ' s invitation to act as chairman of the sponsoring committee, and Louis "Waldman, well known labor attorney, and others' will be chairmen at the sessions...
...Of course, with this should go an attempt to cut waste to the minimum and do everything possible to increase the efficient operation of tne relief machinery...
...Meanwhile, although Schwarz continues to serve as relief FERA administrator, Mayor McLevy and Peter Brewster, Socialist director of public works and until now, labor representative on t h e FERA board, have both refused to continue serving on the board until Schwarz is removed...
...t h a t an -increasing amount be given for coal...
...5. That every effort be made to increase the proportion of those on work relief and to coordinate the work projects of city, s t a t e and Federal governments...
...Seldom has a p r o j e c t been launched with greater enthusiasm and higher hopes...
...The committee was enlarged by the addition of representatives of the American Workers' Party, the Communist Party (Opposition) and t he I t a l i an anti-fascist groups.^ A sub-committee consisting of James Oneal and J a c k Altman of the Socialist Party, Aaron Levenstein of the Young People's Socialist League, Girolamo Valenti, editor of the Italian anti-fascist newspaper, La Stampa Libera, Will Herberg of Local 22 of the Dressmakers, ahd Sam Friedman of Rebel Arts, was chosen to draft the call to be broadcast to all unions and other labor groups inviting participation in the demonstration and to compose slogans...
...After outlining the needs of t he jobless and others in distress, Laidler presents the party's 5point program, and concludes: "We realize that this means more money...
...Full details will be announced shortly...
...It is planned to build municipal bathing houses to be used by the people at a nominal cost and provide an extensive free parking space...
...Although there was some talk in favor of t h e bill when it came on t he floor of the House, no one voted for it when a viva voce vote was taken...
...No one can read the admirably complete and accurate report of your committee without a sense of shame that such conditions as a re depicted , in this report prevail in this, t h e richest city in the world...
...The Socialist party's recommendations included: L That the food allowance for families on relief be immediately increased by at least (rem 10 to 20 per cent...
...Rubber Workers Battle for Closed Shop Decency in Relief Urged By New York Socialists Tg'AT Mayor LaGuardia of New York should endeavor to obtain IISJKW.OOO for relief for the next ytt[ over end above the amount as* bewg appropriated by t h e city...
...The workers employed in building the church were paid 26 t o 40 per cent lower than the union scale...
...tTfca: rent allowance be increased (the average for a family for private agencies is {S?0 a week as against $2.25 ia the Home Relief Bureau) ; that rent allowance be paid in cash...
...Private agencies gave $200 per family...
...The vote on the bill was 235 to 3, Representative Amprimo...
...H a r r y L. Hopkins, federal relief administrator, is making a n investigation into the charges made by t h e Socialists of t h e local FERA commission...
...The Rand School board made its decision to organize this institute during its meeting en April 1st Eight days later the Camp Tamiment board gave its approval to the ides and made possible t h e u se of this beautiful summer resort a t Tamiment Pennsylvania, for the first of these annual events...
...Investigators are a l ready in Bridgeport investigating charges made by the Socialists against the F E R A administration there...
...Plans for this project have long been under consideration, ybut action has been delayed until passage of the Federal work relief bill...
...We urge that you endeavor to secure for more adequate relief during the coming year $60,000,000 in addition to t he approximately $240,000,000 now being paid out...
...Eventually the administration intends to remove all semblance of private control of the beach's facilities...
...cityowned but privately operated for many years, will be t a k e n over by the city in order to provide additional recreational opportunities Several concessions will, for the time being, .remain under private control, because of the costly litigation should the city seek to withdraw all private operation on t h e beach...
...B. Charney Vladeck, Adolpfa Held, Algernon Lea, Charles W. Ervin, and others a re actively working on t h e plans, t he full details of which are to be announced shortly...
...t1tf on the basis of t h e city pledge ^eare $45,000,00 additional from tac state and Federal government, the demand of Dr...
...BRIDGEPORT PLANS FOR SLUM CLEARANCE - By A b r a h a m Knepler BRIDGEPORT...
...Socialists appeared Wednesday a t a committee hearing in favor of a state income tax bill proposed by Senator Audubon J . Secor, Socialist...
...Following Mayor McLevy's prot e s t of the appointment of John G. Schwarz, Jr., unsuccessful Republican mayoralty candidate in 1933, as local FERA administrator, and the demand by the mayor for a federal investigation an assistant of...
...COUGHUN'S ANTI-LABOR RECORD EXPOSED AT A.F.ofL...
...Coughlin followed a similar policy, the delegate said, in erecting a new church and t he same contractors were given the contract over the protest of the local unions...
...that special appropriations be made for c a r f a r e , recreation, insurance, household expenditures, and adequate medical and dental treatment, bringing the budget to the average of the private agencies...
...Development of playgrounds and gardens is one of the features of the proposed program.' Extension of municipal bathing beach facilities is another move which the Socialist administration will attempt, to be completed before summer...
...Final plans for the route of the parade and the place of gathering at its end a r e still being negotiated...
...Committees were also appointed on the subjects of a r t and posters, finance an appropriate letter head for the Conference, and publicity...
...A slum clearance program will get under way in Bridgeport as soon as Federal funds for t h e project can be obtained, Mayor Jasper McLevy announces...
...Meanwhile, allx party branches and unions should bend every effort to make sure that this will be the biggest May Day ever...
...CONVENTION F a t h er Charles E. Coughlin, radio priest of Detroit, now appears in the role of a supporter of trade unions after the exposure of his labor record which appeared in The New Leader last week...
...that minimum housing standards be established and teat the equivalent of rent be paid to home owners so that they may m a i n t a i n their homes...
...The Socialists pointed out that in the past both the armories and t h e militia haye been used in the s t a t e to squelch srikes and labor difficulties...
...The contract had been given to t h e firm of Cooper-Little, a notorious non-union contracting firm...
...Pr, Laidler backed the reeomBencitwn...
...I t was decided that these slogans should fall under the following main heads: for a Workers' World, the Thirty-Hour Week and Unemployment and Social Insurance and Against Fascism and War...
...Now that this record has r e ceived widespread publicity fat the press, F a t h e r Coughlin recants his views over t h e radio...
...Biggest MAY DAY Planned by N.Y...
...t h a t you endeavor to secure a promise from the city of $15,000,000 a year or 1% million dollars a month more than is now being given by the city, and t h a t you endeavor to secure, on t he basis of t h i s additional $15,000,000 $45,000,000 additional from the s t a t e and nation...
...LOYALTY" BILL KILLED IN CONNECTICUT TJARTFORD.—The teachers "lbya l t y oath" bill was killed in the House of Representatives, following vigorous opposition by Representatives Harry G. Bender and Jack C. Bergen, Socialists...
...This may not be easy, but i t is imperative as a means of saving hundreds of thousands of our citizens from utter physical and mental demoralization...
...It is your duty to your loving wives and to your undernourished children...
...I n his letter Laidler said: "In behalf of the Socialist Party, may I urge t h a t the City of New York c a r r y out t h e recommendations of your Committee of Unemployment Relief and see to it t h a t the more than 340.000 families on relief secure sufficient relief to maintain s t a n d a r d s of health and decency...
...At a hearing held several days previously, the Socialist legisl a t o r s appeared in opposition to the bill...
...The committee in charge of arrangements authorises t h e announcement that m e a t s of the institute will be welcomed by of 13.00 a day and $1.60 registration fee for all t h e sessions...
...On Tuesday the Socialists In the House fought unsuccessfully tq, defeat the bills proposing commissions to study the advisability of erecting armories in Putnam and New Britain...
...Democrat and president of the Staffords Springs local of the United Textile Workers, joining the Socialist representatives in voting against the measure...
...Perhaps the shekels ceased to flow to t h e Shrine and t h e good man h a d a change of heart...
Vol. 18 • April 1935 • No. 15
